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Airbus' Star Jet Grounded After Air Show Flub

Matt Cantor — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:14:13 CDT

The world’s biggest air show begins today, but Airbus won't be showing off the gem of its fleet—the superjumbo A380 has been grounded after it collided with a taxiway building, damaging its wingtip. It’s just one of several Paris Air Show embarrassments for the Boeing rival, the AP reports:...

Sex Would Lift Flaccid Space Travel: Expert

Wesley Oliver — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:03:52 CDT

Why should flight attendants have all the fun? A respected NASA historian is proposing that astronauts too should join the mile-high club, Bloomberg reports. “Sex in space, now there’s an experiment scientists certainly want to conduct,” James Hansen declared in a lecture at the 100th Paris Air Show. “Great outer-space...

Paris Air Show Hits Turbulence

Ambreen Ali — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:51:03 CDT

Clouds hang over the launch of the 100th anniversary Paris Air Show today as investigators continue to pore over the wreckage of Air France flight 447. Bad business news combines with the tragedy to make this year's event less than stellar. Russia's first post-Soviet jetliner is expected to upstage Western...

Singapore Airlines Sends Airbus Skyward

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:45:26 CDT

With a $3.78 billion order from Singapore Airlines as the Paris Air Show wrapped up today, Airbus regained the lead over archrival Boeing, Bloomberg reports. The carrier ordered 20 new A350s from the world's largest maker of commericial aircraft, bringing the total of the company's record number of firm...

Airbus Soars in Orders at Air Show

NewsDude — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:19:10 CDT

Airbus tallied 425 orders at the Paris Air Show this year, helping to dispell its also-ran status in the aircraft industry in recent years. Qatar Airways, Emirates Airline, Air France-KLM, and Aeroflot all made significant commitments to Airbus aircraft. The company hopes its bulging order book will instill confidence in...

Boeing, Airbus Firefight at Paris Air Show

Wesley Oliver — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:18:00 CDT

The battle between Boeing and Airbus soared to new levels of rancor this week at the Paris Air Show, where the companies are competing to supply the US Air Force with fuel tankers in a contract worth up to $40 billion. The open crossfire was unusual, the Wall Street Journal...

Boeing Bags Another Big One

NewsDude — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:23:37 CDT

International Lease Finance Corporation, the world’s #1 jet leasing company, ordered 52 787 Dreamliners, Boeing announced at the Paris Air Show. This brings total orders for Boeing's new plane to 634 -- way ahead of rival Airbus' 127 orders for its A350XWB. Both planes incorporate lightweight composites instead of metal,...

Airbus, Boeing Cross Wings at Air Show

Dustin Lushing — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:43:42 CDT

Rival aircraft producers Airbus and Boeing landed a slew of new orders at a gigantic air show that began today outside Paris. The biennial air show, the largest in the world, takes place as the airline industry begins to turn around; after two years of losses, profits this year are...

2007 Paris Air Show Is This Week

NewsDude — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:24:07 CDT

The 99-year old Paris Air Show, the air industry's largest trade show, starts this week. Over the years every major flying machine, including the Space Shuttle, has appeared at the show. This year the battle for attention is between Airbus' double-decker A380 (and its little sister the A350) and Boeing's...